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Railway station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki), formerly known as Goka Station (五和駅, Goka-eki), is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Its location was formerly the town of Kanaya, which was merged into Shimada in 2005.
Gōkaku Station 合格駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Shima Takeshita-aze, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°50′43.66″N 138°7′14.02″E | ||||
Operated by | Ōigawa Railway | ||||
Line(s) | ■Ōigawa Main Line | ||||
Distance | 5.0 kilometers from Kanaya | ||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | June 10, 1927 | ||||
Previous names | Goka (五和, - 11 Nov., 2020) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2017 | 26 daily | ||||
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Gōkaku Station is on the Ōigawa Main Line and is 5.0 from the terminus of the line at Kanaya Station.
The station has a single island platform connected to a rustic wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Gokaku Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line and was opened on June 10, 1927, as Goka Station. Goka Station was in Goka Village (五和村, Goka-mura).[1]
On 12 November 2020, the station renamed to Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki, lit. Passing (an exam) Station) along with opening of Kadode Station (門出駅, Kadode-eki), which is next to the station and means Starting-New-Life Station in Japanese.[2]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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